Oh, hi there. As you may have noticed, I’ve been a bit busy lately. Well, perhaps you inferred it from the profound lack of posting. (Actually, I suspect it is largely unnoticed except by those precious friends who, checking often from distance, have recently and very kindly reached out to inquire if all is well.) By way of reply, a tangent (of course). I have very recently been enduring the most discomforting shoulder, upper back, and neck spasms; for a time, I was at a loss for any reason or explanation for it. They’ve gotten so bad that I went […]

I have long prided myself on not being of that “fannish” mindset; most often, I have thought it a pointless waste of time and energy. After all, here you are, all focused on a human being who (a) doesn’t know you exist, (b) likely will never be otherwise, (c) has an entire universe of life that you can neither experience or know, and (d) is actively presenting a persona, facade, and act that results in said “fannish” behavior. I mean, essentially, you’re indulging in the most arrogant act of all — getting all foamed up over a figment of your […]

Things have been a bit jumbled, what with my dad dying on the 26th and flying in to Atlanta for the funeral today; but I did not wish to let midnight arrive without making a point of remembering you and wishing you a happier and healthier birthday this year and all that follow. I love and miss you.

The move is made, we’re about 65% unpacked, and I am going to be doing pretty serious clearance of “stuff” that just doesn’t fit here anymore. Later, likely more “stuff”, though I’m going to try hard to pick up consignment and auction pieces rather than buying new. I find I have a decided love for Danish mid century modern (oh boy, do I). The illness (went to pneumonia, now “better” in that it’s bronchitis, and likely to be here a week or so more before done) is fading and overall, life is quite good. I am oscillating between sadness and […]

You know the drill; breaking down the machine, packing up the office (along with the rest of the place) for the move Sunday morning. Should be around late that evening or possibly Monday (depending how tired I am). May life treat you kindly and well while we’re apart.

Very short, actually: – have had pneumonia these last two weeks; treatment upon official detection last Friday and finally starting to feel SOMEWHAT human again, – moving this Sunday so likely not a lot happening here until unpacked and settled in at the new place, – mildly miffed for certain someone’s swearing left, right, and center to be here, help, etc only to be MIA (oh well), – pondering pulling this site down as I’m doing less than a quarter of what I intended to do with it and thus, why bother? Not much more, really.

I am spending this holiday weekend “sick like dog”; I blame cottonwood pollen (though it is likely grass or some other item, since cottonwood fluff in May and June is well after the actual pollen release for them), or perhaps the odd manner in which stress, suddenly relieved, seems to bring on a bout of sickness. Whichever, I’m speaking like someone who doesn’t have a nose, my throat feels like it’s studded with glass shards, and I’m unable to get comfortable regardless what I try. Bleh. On the other hand, preparations for the coming move are going along quite nicely, […]

Trust me on this one; after almost two months of back and forth with the seller, an extended bout of bureaucracy courtesy of both HUD and the bank intending to purchase my loan pretty much as soon as my mortgage company issues it, and the final spasms of updating, re-re-re-re-re-validating information I already sent over months ago, and generally being run through the wringer forwards, backwards, sideways, (and I’m pretty sure they ran me diagonally, too) I finally (a) had loan documents issued, (b) had the final HUD authorization issued, and (c) signed those bitches and made the sale official. […]